Kay Coles James' March 25 memorandum on hiring practices

• April 4, 2002

OPM targets four 'unacceptable' hiring practices

Federal agencies need to end some hiring practices that prevent a large number of qualified applicants from seeking government jobs, the head of the Office of Personnel Management said recently.

• Brian Friel
• April 4, 2002

Treasury officials accused of breaching discrimination settlement

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• April 3, 2002

GAO questions timing, fairness of appointees’ career swaps

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• April 1, 2002

GSA issues contract for INS benefit tracking system

• National Journal
• March 28, 2002

Appropriators to take their time on supplemental spending bill

• Lisa Caruso
• March 27, 2002

Bush to replace career USDA executive with lobbyist

• Congress Daily
• March 26, 2002

Bush announces nominees for surgeon general, NIH chief

• Congress Daily
• March 26, 2002

Senate committee approves effort to streamline appointments

• Michael Steel
• March 22, 2002

Senate panel passes anti-discrimination bill

The Senate Governmental Affairs committee passed a bill Thursday to change the way federal agencies settle discrimination cases and to give federal employees additional on-the-job protection against workplace discrimination.

• Michael Steel
• March 21, 2002

Senate pushes back border security legislation

• Pamela Barnett
• March 20, 2002

Lawmakers may push for increased discretionary spending

• Lisa Caruso
• March 19, 2002

“Rule of three” in federal hiring may get tossed

Federal managers would no longer have to pick new employees from a list of only three candidates, under a proposal debated on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

• Brian Friel
• March 19, 2002

House Democrats unlikely to offer their own budget plan

• Lisa Caruso and Mark Wegner
• March 15, 2002

Senator cancels fundraiser after soliciting of federal employees

Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., canceled a fundraising event after a member of his campaign staff improperly sent letters to HUD employees, soliciting $250 donations.

• Congress Daily
• March 15, 2002

Postal Service's budget request comes under scrutiny

• Matthew Weinstock
• March 14, 2002

Senator offers details on 'very personal' decision to leave

• Geoff Earle
• March 13, 2002

House budget chair to propose balanced budget—sort of

• Lisa Caruso and Mark Wegner
• March 12, 2002

Lawmakers choose words carefully when describing feds, study finds

• Kellie Lunney
• March 11, 2002

At Labor Department, ergonomics stays on back burner

• April Fulton
• March 11, 2002